UNDP Botswana

On behalf of UNDP Botswana, UniPod Botswana , and the Bokamoso Skills Programme Team, we would like to sincerely thank you for your support, engagement, and collaboration in the Botswana Youth AI and Digital Skills Needs Assessment.

We are pleased by the positive response and continued engagement from stakeholders across Botswana who are helping shape the future of digital, AI, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills development.stakeholders across government, academia, the private sector, civil society, and youth organizations.

To allow additional stakeholders and young people across the country to contribute their perspectives, the survey deadline has been extended to 24 June 2026.

Survey Link:
https://forms.office.com/e/XC5qkLExzM

We encourage stakeholders across government, academia, the private sector, civil society, and youth networks to participate and help amplify this opportunity to ensure diverse perspectives from across Botswana are represented. The more inclusive the participation, the better positioned we will be to design a programme that responds to the needs and aspirations of Botswana’s youth.

The insights gathered will play an important role in informing the design of the proposed Bokamoso Skills Programme and strengthening future digital, AI, innovation, entrepreneurship, and employability opportunities for Botswana's youth.

Thank you once again for your continued partnership and commitment to Botswana's development and digital transformation agenda.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Ms. Abigail Khumoyame, paid a courtesy call on the UNDP Resident Representative, Ms. Lovita Ramguttee.

The meeting provided an opportunity to strengthen the longstanding partnership between the Government of Botswana and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and to explore strategic areas of collaboration in support of Botswana's national development priorities.

Discussions focused on the Ministry's vision to increase the tourism sector's contribution to the national economy, creating employment opportunities for youth, women, indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities and advancing sustainable environmental management and conservation.

The two leaders also exchanged views on climate change, green technologies, biodiversity conservation and the implementation of Botswana's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. They underscored the importance of stakeholder engagement, strategic communication and media partnerships in showcasing Botswana's development achievements and sustainability ambitions to the global community.

Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to deepening collaboration working together to promote sustainable development, climate resilience biodiversity conservation, and inclusive economic growth for the benefit of all Batswana.